God is willing that none should perish; Jesus asked his Father to forgive those who know not what they do, and our Divine Creator sent his only begotton Son -- which could just as easily have been a her only begotton daughter -- not to condemn the world, but to save it. Grace is free, and it's already here. Grace is alive, waiting, present for everyone, anytime. All we have to do is wake up and open the Present of Christmas morning: God with us.
Holy Spirit can't not indwell a person, whatever they do or believe, because God indwells Everything. But if we are blind, our hearts are cold and our ears can't hear, we are cut off from being alive to this gift that's wrapped with longing affection and waiting within our heart. God is knocking on the door from the inside. "Open me," says Holy Spirit. "And I will open you."
Labels: Spiritual Formation, Theology
Did you know that within protons and neutrons that make up individual cells are even smaller something-or-others (sorry, i am not a scientist and i forget what they're called) that zing around and emit a frequency - and that every frequency is different - so essentially, every cell in the universe is singing? Imagine that. Creation (grass, rocks, the stars...) literally is singing God's praise... we were literally singing praise even when we didn't know it. I think that's kind of cool. But I guess I'm personally glad to be aware of it...and to be able to choose it, too. :)